Saint Croix State Park
| St. Croix State Park | |
| Minnesota State Park | |
 A lake in Saint Croix State Park
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Location | Hinckley |
| - elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| - coordinates | 45°58′27″N 92°35′1″W / 45.97417°N 92.58361°WCoordinates: 45°58′27″N 92°35′1″W / 45.97417°N 92.58361°W |
| Area | 33,895 acres (13,717 ha) |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Management | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
  Location of Saint Croix State Park in Minnesota
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St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area
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The chimney of the recreation hall is the only remains of the Yellowbanks Civilian Conservation Corps camp
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| Nearest city | Hinckley, Minnesota |
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| Area | 34,047 acres (13,778 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | National Park Service, Civilian Conservation Corps; George Nason, Edward W. Barber, Edward W., et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, NPS rustic |
| MPS | Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 96001594 and 97001261, |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1997 (original) September 25, 1997 (revised) |
| Designated NHL | September 25, 1997 |
St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County, Minnesota, USA. The park follows the shore of the St. Croix River for 21 miles (34 km) and contains the last 7 miles (11 km) of the Kettle River. At 33,895 acres (13,717 ha) it is the largest Minnesota state park. It was developed as a Recreational Demonstration Area in the 1930s, and is one of the finest surviving properties of this type in the nation. 164 structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration survive, the largest collection of New Deal projects in Minnesota. As a historic district they were listed on the National Register of Historic Places and proclaimed a National Historic Landmark in 1997.
The St. Croix River Valley was carved by meltwater during the last glacial period 10,000 years ago. The water deposited a variety of sediments, which compose over 30 different types of soil within the park. Some soils are very sandy while others are made of red or yellow clay. The historic Yellowbanks area of the park is named for its distinctive deposit of yellow clay exposed by the St. Croix River. The bedrock of the area is mostly buried under 75 to 100 feet (23 to 30 m) of these glacial till deposits. However the underlying basalt and sandstone is exposed in one area along the Kettle River known as the Highbanks, where a final ancient flood of meltwater scoured away the sediments.
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